San Diego Zoo® -OR- Safari Park

• San Diego Zoo:
• See lions lounging, antelope and giraffes grazing, storks and crowned cranes roaming, rhinos wallowing, and a family herd of African elephants foraging and playing.
• Come face-to-face with rare Sumatran tigers before strolling among kangaroos in Walkabout Australia.
• Take a ride through some of the savanna's habitats on the Africa Tram and connect with wildlife on a closer level.
• Take an airborne shortcut over the treetops on the Zoo's Skyfari Aerial Tram and enjoy spectacular views of the Zoo, its animal and plant collection, and surrounding Balboa Park.
• Enjoy a 35-minute narrated tour on a double-decked bus on a San Diego Zoo Guided Bus Tour (subject to availability).
• See how agile and playful Polar Bears really are at the Zoo's Polar Bear Plunge, where you can watch them face-to-face in the underwater viewing room.
• Explore Elephant Odyssey at the Zoo, a 7.5-acre habitat that’s the first of its kind, providing an entertaining and educational journey.
• Visit the Outback, home to the largest koala colony outside Australia. Listen for the laughing kookaburras, with loud calls that sound like a variety of trills, chortles, belly laughs, and hoots.
• San Diego Zoo Safari Park:
• Immerse yourself in an active, hands-on safari experience, where herds of animals roam sprawling savanna habitats in an 1,800-acre reserve.
• Explore the park's wide variety of gardens, including the Baja Garden and Old World Succulent Garden, the Bonsai Pavilion, the Epiphyllum Trail, the Herb Garden, and the Nativescapes Garden.

Tips

• Specially ticketed events/attractions are not included.
• Purchase a ticket for the Zoo's 4-D Theater at the Zoo front gate or at the theater for $7.
• For everything you need to know to plan your visit, click here.

Visitor Safety

Parking/Transportation

• Click here for information on parking, transportation and directions for the Zoo, and here for the Safari Park.

Reservations may be required at attractions. For some attractions, you can make reservations through the CityPASS® Travel Guide, and for others, we provide instructions on how you can reserve a time directly with the attraction. You can find reservation details as well as other helpful information for planning your attraction visits, such as entry information, what's included with CityPASS® tickets, attraction hours and locations, and more, using the link below.

During busy times such as summer, spring break, and holidays, it’s especially important to plan ahead and make any necessary reservations. Rarely, attractions may sell out on busy days. If you have a narrow timeframe in which you want to visit a particular attraction, please contact CityPASS® Customer Care to check availability.

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